About
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson (5 May 1924 – 8 September 1978), also known as Leo Towers and as Babsy, was an Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter. Born as Leopoldo Torres Nilsson (he later changed his paternal surname from Torres to Torre) was the son of Argentine pioneer film director Leopoldo Torres Ríos, with whom he collaborated between 1939 and 1949. He debuted in 1947 with the short El muro. His mother was an Argentinian citizen of Swedish descent. His uncle was cinematographer Carlos Torres Ríos (1898–1956).
Filmography
El derrotado2011 · Book
Fiebre amarilla1982 · Writer
Piedra libre1976 · Director, Writer
Farewell, Sui Géneris1976 · Producer
Diary of a Pig War1975 · Director, Screenplay
Jewish Gauchos1975 · Producer
Kid Head1975 · Director, Writer
Painted Lips1974 · Director, Writer, Producer
La muerte de Sebastián Arache y su pobre entierro1974 · Associate Producer
The Seven Madmen1973 · Director, Screenplay
The Mafia1972 · Director, Writer
Güemes, la tierra en armas1971 · Director, Screenplay
The Knight of the Sword1970 · Director, Writer, Producer
The Dependent1969 · Producer
Martín Fierro1968 · Director, Producer, Writer
Los traidores de San Ángel1967 · Director, Writer
Monday's Child1967 · Director, Screenplay
The Eavesdropper1966 · Director, Writer, Producer
Once Upon a Tractor1965 · Director, Writer
The Terrace1963 · Writer, Director